He said he's never ridden anything on the street that hits so hard at 80kmh and keeps on pulling
I get the same comments from people who drive either of our EV's for the first time, which is typically the first time they've ever driven an EV. The lack of need for a vehicle to react by downshifting before starting to accelerate, and then upshifting again is surprising to most people - it just pulls.
They're also surprised at how much they get flung back in their seats and held there during acceleration from zero. Again, gobs of torque, and no gears - just persistent acceleration.